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January 2013

January 24, 2013

Things to Ponder Before Undergoing Prenatal Testing

My friend, colleague, and fellow Patheos blogger Amy Julia Becker has a new e-book titled...

January 23, 2013

A Message to the “Nones”: Don’t Reject God Because of Human Suffering or Christian Bullshit

It's one of the most notable cultural statistics of our time: According to the The...

January 22, 2013

Is It Harder for Boys than Girls to Be Who They Really Are?

As I have written before in contemplating my son's nontraditional choices of toys and clothing,...

January 18, 2013

December 2012

December 24, 2012

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Including Me)

According to the Mayans, the world was supposed to end on Friday. It didn't. But...

December 20, 2012

What to Do Now? Teach Kindness, Work to Curb Violence, and Hug Each Other

There are so many valuable words coming from my writing friends and colleagues in the...

December 19, 2012

Lessons from a Christmas Cactus

It blooms every Christmas and every Easter. I don't do anything to make that happen....

December 18, 2012

On Blogging in Response to Tragedy

As I sat on the sunny bench in my front yard on Friday afternoon, where...

December 17, 2012

“There but for the grace of God”?: Grace, Darkness, and the Sandy Hook Shooting

As I huddled beneath my flannel sheets Friday night, two of my children safely in...

December 14, 2012

I’m Pretty Sure Today IS the Time to Talk About Gun Control

I came home from a lovely lunch with my mom to headlines that 27 people...

December 12, 2012

Preparing a Way for God to Enter Our Busy Advent World

My Advent posts this year have centered on a single theme—that honoring Advent does not...

December 10, 2012

A Lifeline for Our Damaged Selves: A Review of Anne Lamott’s “Help. Thanks. Wow.”

For many female Christian writers, particularly those like me who write about theology in non-academic...

December 06, 2012

Can the Christmas Rush Be Meaningful?

I have a post up over at Relevant Magazine today, contemplating Advent, Christmas preparation, busyness,...

December 04, 2012

Busy Hands, Quiet Heart: Thoughts On Advent

Confession: Every time I come across advice from a fellow Christian urging us to slow...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

No Amount of Yoga or Perseverence Will Allow Me to Run

I have a tendency to stare overlong at the many runners who come to my...

November 27, 2012

What the Real St. Nicholas Teaches Us About Gift Giving

When I picked up Adam C. English's new book, The Saint Who Would be Santa...

November 26, 2012

A Proposal for a Longer Christmas Season…In the OTHER Direction

In addition to the oft-bemoaned retail practice of filling shelves with Christmas goods as soon...

November 21, 2012

Why I am Grateful to Be an Episcopalian: Part 3 – Thanksgiving

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. My identity as an Episcopalian stems...

November 20, 2012

Why I am Grateful to Be an Episcopalian: Part 2 – Adventures in Church Shopping

Read Part 1 of this series here. My husband Daniel and I met at the...

November 19, 2012

Why I am Grateful to Be an Episcopalian: Part 1 – A Detour into Evangelicalism

Patheos has invited bloggers to reflect this month on what we are grateful for in...

November 16, 2012

Which Story Do You Live By?

As the one-year anniversary of my book publication approaches in January, I'm devoting Fridays from...

November 12, 2012

What Hobbits Have Taught Me About God’s Providence

My husband and I are Lord of the Rings movie junkies. I believe I could...

November 07, 2012

Freedom Looks Like a Little Boy in Sparkly Leggings

My son's Halloween costume—a rock star in the Freddy Mercury/Kiss/Steven Tyler over-the-top mode—was absolutely perfect...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

What We Can Learn from Johnny Appleseed

One of my family's cherished, non-negotiable traditions, ranking right up there with summer camping trips...

October 29, 2012

I Don’t Always Cherish Time with My Kids, But I Do Pay Attention

Last week, my oldest daughter had some oral surgery, and my sister sent us a...

October 26, 2012

Why We Take Our Kids to Church…Even When It’s a Hassle

Several years ago, I wrote a blog post titled "Confessions of a Church-Skipping Mom." At...

October 20, 2012

On Going Viral

Well, this has been interesting. As of right now, my post on "Why I am...

October 18, 2012

Remembering Louis: On the Limits of Charity and the Need for a Government Safety Net

It took me a while to figure Louis out. Like all of the people, mostly...